“Fragments and Traces: l’invitation au voyage” is the first of three exhibitions set inside a former station waiting room, and invites viewers to share a moment of quiet reflection with the artists inside this busy train stop. Platform 1 Gallery on Wandsworth Common Station has joined Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2016 for a series of exhibitions from 6-22 May 2016.

'Fragments and Traces: l'invitation au voyage' at Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Common Station, London. Image credit Kelise Franclemont.
‘Fragments and Traces: l’invitation au voyage’ at Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Common Station, London. Image credit Kelise Franclemont.

A momentary reverie in paintings and new media

Artists Kelise Franclemont and Antonia Jackson stage an exhibition of fine art including paintings, sound work, installation, and several interactive artworks all looking at memories recorded in the passage of time or while on a journey.

‘Fragments and Traces: l’invitation au voyage’ at Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Common Station, London. Image credit Thomas Butler.
Postcard prints by Antonia Jackson, ‘Fragments and Traces: l’invitation au voyage’ at Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Common Station, London. Image credit Thomas Butler.

“Fragments and Traces: l’invitation au voyage” takes its first inspiration from the poem of the same title by Baudelaire, written in the late 1800s, in which he relays his own travel memories in effluent and touching language – and becomes an apt focal point for the context of this contemporary exhibition, staged inside the former ladies’ waiting room of Wandsworth Common Station (built 1856).

'Fragments and Traces: l'invitation au voyage' at Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Common Station, London. Image credit Thomas Butler.
‘Fragments and Traces: l’invitation au voyage’ at Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Common Station, London. Image credit Thomas Butler.

“L’invitation au voyage” is the first of three exhibitions scheduled in Platform 1 Gallery, in conjunction with Wandsworth Arts Fringe 2016, the annual festival of performance and other creative arts which runs from 6 to 22 May 2016.

'Fragments and Traces: l'invitation au voyage' at Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Common Station, London. Image credit Thomas Butler.
‘Fragments and Traces: l’invitation au voyage’ at Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Common Station, London. Image credit Thomas Butler.

Through the exhibition, Antonia and Kelise invite their visitors of all ages into their creative process, using interactive artworks to share stories through fragrance, postcards, or sounds, all taken from their own travels.

Kelise Franclemont and Antonia Jackson, ‘Make-one/take-one (an interactive artwork), ‘Fragments and Traces: l’invitation au voyage’ at Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Common Station, London. Image credit Kelise Franclemont.
‘Fragments and Traces: l’invitation au voyage’ at Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Common Station, London. Image credit Thomas Butler.

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Exhibition details: “Fragments and Traces: l’invitation au voyage” runs from 5-8 May 2016 at Platform 1 Gallery, Wandsworth Common Station, London, SW12 8SG (entrance to the station and Platform 1 Gallery from Jaggard Way). Free; step-free access. Family friendly!

Open hours:

Fri   6 May 2016:   12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Sat  7 May 2016:   11:00 pm to 5:00 pm
Sun 8 May 2016:   11:00 am to 5:00 pm

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